Knitted Learning Logs Afghan Completed

Learning Logs Afghan is now complete.  I last blogged about it on April 6th.  You can see how much it's grown.  This afghan started out as a class project to learn how to do color work, knitting with 2 or 3 colors through a class on Crafty's.  The inside square is a bit larger than the class project, as I kept going a bit more.  It's tedious, but also fun.  The original pattern called for making 6 said squares and stitching them together for an afghan.  I thought beside being really time consuming, it was quite busy so elected not to do that.

Used the class square as a center and continued using the same colors, binding off and picking up stitches to try and keep the class square as the center.  The next section is full of lots of textures.  Needing to have it lay a bit nicer, I changed to all garter stitch for the 3rd zone, but still the same colors.  Kept knitting until I ran out of yarn.  I may actually have more of some of these colors down in the basement in my stash; but can't do steps with being in my ortho boot and still limited movement.  

It's laid out here for the photo; but needs to be laundered and blocked yet.  Hubby's been too busy to do that ...laundry is also in the basement.   It should be several inches bigger and lay still a bit nicer after being laundered and blocked.  It's sized large enough for a family afghan and is quite warm.

We're making headway on our goal for afghans.  Though would LOVE to go over goal, as the goal was still pretty low compared to some of our earlier years.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Blanket of Many Colors.

When I started this afghan, I had only a few balls of yarn and thought perhaps I'd make squares to join together, but changed my mind and periodically bought another color I liked.  It's knitted all in garter stitch, binding off a section then picking up stitches to go another direction.  It's made with washable wool, Plymouth.  It's a nice change for the hands after the last 2 afghans from acrylic.  Acrylic makes wonderful afghans, and is durable; it's just a bit harder on the hands while knitting or crocheting.

Had fun finding bright cherry colors.  Had initially called this another eclectic afghan, but since I've already used that name.  Thought of Blanket of Many Colors which several folks said they liked better.........so there you go.

This will be donated to Homeless Families Foundation, like all of our afghans.  

It's being dried/blocked here in the picture.  It's not stretch out quite as well as I would have liked; but...Dear Hubby did this for me, as I am not mobile.  Currently in a boot, non weight bearing due to a broken bone in my foot.  So, I thank him for his efforts.  The afghan is quite large, soft, warm and very bright and cherry...even if not stretched quite enough to be super straight.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. Percentages are current.  All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

The Blanket of Many Colors

Previously I was referring to this afghan as The Eclectic Afghan, but I had already named a recent crocheted one that, so with the help of some of my Fitbit Friends decided to call this the Blanket of Many Colors.  You can see it's grown quite a bit in size and color.  Currently it's 9 colors, though I do have one more color to work into it.  A dark purple.

It traveled to Hilton Head with me when I went with hubby previously and it traveled with me again more recently when I had a week with girl friends.  Below is how it started it's 2nd journey.

Hoping to be able to show it's completion fairly soon.

What are you all working on?

**The counts on our progress bars are current. Percentages are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Donating Coffee and Personal Care Items

 Here's about a dozen pots of coffee.  When we travel we stay in timeshares and they always leave a couple of packs of coffee.  Each is enough for a full 12 cup pot.  I always take my own coffee and so safe these for Rae, our friend who prepares meals for the homeless on Sat. mornings.  

Here....lots of personal care items saved also from the time shares.  Lots of soap, shampoo, hair conditioner, and lotion.  Folks this is a great way to donate without actually buying anything.  If you travel for business or pleasure save what the hotels give you.  Our donations of personal care items are delivered to Rae, and to The Homeless Families Foundation.  They're used by those living out in the elements, and those in the shelters.

The coffee isn't something for the shelters, as I believe there are food regulations, though I've not rechecked that in awhile.  I'm not asking for coffee donation, as I don't believe volumes of it are needed.  Should that change, I'll post it.  But, the personal care items are always needed. 

**The counts on our progress bars are current. Percentages are current, as of Feb 15th. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Crocheted Eclectic Afghan for Homeless Families Foundation

This afghan is one I tried hard to finish to add to our numbers for 2017, and just didn't make it.  It wouldn't have made us hit our goal;  believe we would have been within 3.  So instead it will start us out on this years goal which is 36 afghans (the average of the last 5 years).  It's a bit eclectic in nature, different than those I've made more recently; but I actually like it's weirdness.  The yellow and white striped square was donated some time back by Ann M.  I laid it aside until I could work on it to make it large enough to be an afghan.

It's bright, cheery, and large enough for a family afghan.  It's sorta made in the log cabin style.  It's currently drying as it's being blocked and will get added to the deliveries that are currently packed in my trunk.  By the time you all read this scheduled post, it's already been delivered.  Team effort, thanks Ann for the start.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Donated Knitted Afghan Helps Warm Families in Need

Just finished knitting this large family size afghan.  Some of the yarn was donated, some of the yarn is from my stash.  Just need to launder it and get it blocked.  I used some variety in texture by having some stripes garter stitch and others purl.  I mixed things up a bit with some color work knitting with 2 colors.

As mentioned, it's sized for a family ghan.  Took me longer than I would have liked to get this one finished, but I'm happy to have it off the needles now.  I had several crocheted ghans going at the same time and recently got those finished....a mad dash to the end of the year with trying to finish up as many work in progress projects as I can.  No doubt many of you are doing the same thing.  That's not to say I'll get all those WIP done, but have made really good headway.  How bout you?

It's not looking like we'll make several of our goals for the year, as donations are down, but we are making good headway.  Donations with charities all have peaks and valleys.  Last years totals were down from the previous year, as that year was a banner year.  We strive to do the best we can folks, and know that each individual hat keep's one person warmer then they otherwise would be.  Likewise with scarves, or our afghans.

Keep up the good work folks, and please keep checking in to how we end up for the year.

DONATIONS 2017

HATS:  143

SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)  114

MITTENS:  +12

SLIPPERS: 38

RAIN PONCHOS: 205

COTTON WASHCLOTHS: +78

AFGHANS: 6-5=5
SOCKS: 106

Misc, Ponchos, shawls, headbands etc aren't counted but very much appreciated.

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Inching Towards our Afghan Donation Goal

We're inching our way towards our donation goal for afghans!  We need just 6 to make our goal of donating the same this year as we did last year.  Will we make it?  Only time will tell.  Please stay tuned.  This large granny style square afghan is a joint effort.  Ann M. had donated the pretty pink center which I put aside to add enough to make a lapghan/afghan.  This is slightly larger than an lapghan and perhaps a bit smaller than I make most afghans, but it covers me nicely---in that when I was working on it, it kept me warm, lol

This was a quick photo before I put it in the laundry so, it will be slightly larger after it's blocked.  

Thank you Ann for the good start!

**We need 164 scarves to meet last years donation number and we have 18 calendar days left....9.1 per day would do it.  Wonder how close we'll get??  Likewise we need 180 hats to hit last years donation total, so that would be 10 hats per day.  Who knows.

DONATIONS 2017

HATS:  180

SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)  164

MITTENS:  +9

SLIPPERS: 52

RAIN PONCHOS: 205

COTTON WASHCLOTHS: +72

AFGHANS: 7-1=6
SOCKS: 120 

Misc, Ponchos, shawls, headbands etc aren't counted but very much appreciated.

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Knitted and Crocheted Afghans in the Works

 The colors here are a bit off.  The center of this knitted afghan is navy, not purple as it sorta looks in this picture.  This afghan has been real piece meal.  Started it in the car on a road trip, and then when it got a bit big for car trips, laid it aside.  Have 4 more sections to finish it, then get ends tucks in, laundered and blocked.  Hoping to get this done soon to help with our numbers for afghans.

This crocheted afghan is getting there.  The pink center was donated, and is a nice start.  Thought working on this might produce another afghan a little quicker, as crocheting is faster than knitting.  After several more rounds of the variegated, will do perhaps a pink or blue section next.  Need to check my stash and see what works.

Hope you're all busy trying to finish up some projects.  I'll keep ya posted how we're doing against our goal of matching last years donated afghan total.  29 to go.

DONATIONS 2017

HATS:  230

SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)   190

MITTENS:  +9

SLIPPERS: 52

RAIN PONCHOS: 205

COTTON WASHCLOTHS: +72

AFGHANS: 29
SOCKS: 120 

Misc, Ponchos, shawls, headbands etc aren't counted but very much appreciated.

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Knitted Scarf

Recently finished this scarf which is my car scarf.  I say that because I worked on it while I spent time sitting in the car on my way to and from Hilton Head.  Though I finished it here at home, the bulk of it was made in the car while traveling.  

The yarn is Satin, very nice and soft and from my stash of donated yarn.  I believe the colors will work for either male or female.

DONATIONS 2017

HATS:  252

SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)   193 -1=192

MITTENS:  +2

SLIPPERS: 52

RAIN PONCHOS: 205

COTTON WAS=30HCLOTHS: +72

AFGHANS: 30-1=29
SOCKS: 120 

Misc, Ponchos, shawls, headbands etc aren't counted but very much appreciated.

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Buckeye Afghan

Buckeye Afghan has been in the works for awhile.  The center red square was donated awhile back.  It was too small to be afghan or lapghan, so it's been added onto here and there, as I had appropriate yarn colors.  Some red, some gray...both light and dark, black and variegated red and gray.  Here it is being blocked after it was laundered.

Almost everyone in Ohio loves Buckeye Colors.  It works for men, or women, or teens.

We've not hit last years number of donated ghans, and have 36 days left.  Can we get 30 afghans in that period of time?  Who knows, maybe a few out there have some that are in the finishing stages?  We'll see how we end up.  Got my toes and fingers crossed.

DONATIONS 2017

HATS:  252

SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)   193  

MITTENS:  +2

SLIPPERS: 52

RAIN PONCHOS: 205

COTTON WAS=30HCLOTHS: +72

AFGHANS: 31-1=30

SOCKS: 120 

Misc, Ponchos, shawls, headbands etc aren't counted but very much appreciated.

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Knitted Scarf in the Works

This is the scarf I started in the car on my way to Hilton Head for Girls Week.  We were busy enough, think I only worked on it once while we were actually there, but then again knitted in the car on the way home.  Love these colors.  You might remember I made an afghan (Blue Horizon) with these colors some time back with this lovely donated yarn.  Yikes, much longer ago than I remembered.  Take a look at the link, it was a work in progress at that point ....almost finished.  It has some texture, as I used garter stitch for the blue areas and stockinette for the rust/brown areas.  This photo is several days old and so the primary blue section in the middle is done.  Thus am past the middle point and soon to add the lighter blue to work my way down the last 6 sections of color changes.

The personal care items came back from Ireland and Scotland with me from the hotel rooms.

Next, I'll tackle an afghan I laid aside, needing black.  You might have read a few posts ago.  Nikki donated some yarn and among her donation was black....yippee.  So, I'll get that ghan done next.

What are you working on?  Do you knit or crochet in the car or on a plane?


DONATIONS 2017

HATS:  252

SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)   198

MITTENS: 36

SLIPPERS: 52

RAIN PONCHOS: 205

COTTON WASHCLOTHS: +72

AFGHANS: 31

SOCKS: 120 

Misc, Ponchos, shawls, headbands etc aren't counted but very much appreciated.

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Personal Care Items Always Help the Homeless

My latest trips collection of personal care items, and coffee.  The coffee is always donated to Rae, our friend who prepares meals for Homeless on Saturday mornings.  The condo's we stay in always leaves a few for quests, but we always take our own coffee so I'm able to pass these along to Rae.  Collecting shampoo, conditioner, lotion and soap is so easy to do when you travel.  Sometimes hotels have other items like mouth wash, sewing kits, cotton balls and cotton swabs.  Please keep that in mind as the busy travel season is about to begin.  It won't be long before the kids are out of school, doesn't seem possible.  Seems every year the time passes more quickly.

I once again took traveling ghan with me and got another big chunk done, but forgot to get a picture.  So perhaps the next time I work on it, I'll get an updated picture to show you how it's growing.

Hope you're all enjoying the start to Spring (with some set backs though in some areas).  We've had some flowers blooming and the grass is greening up.  Always nice to see color after the blah's of winter.  But, don't be fooled, temps are still very uncomfortable for those living in the elements and the need for donations very much still exists.

So please, keep your yarn and needles busy.

Thank you for all you all do to help Ohio's Homeless in Need.

2016 Donations:
HATS: 375
SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)293
MITTENS: 71
SLIPPERS: 60
RAIN PONCHOS: 206
COTTON WASHCLOTHS: 177
AFGHANS: 35
SOCKS: 123

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Afghan without a Name, Traveling Stripes?

If you've been to this blog before, you probably know I name afghans I'm working on.  They generally are afghans I'm putting together with donated squares, though sometimes there are ghans I'm knitting or crocheting.  You also probably know I've been out of town for several weeks.  Usually yarn and projects is the first thing I can pack for a trip and give the most thought to.  This year, things were kinda chaotic...so a short while before leaving the house I darted to the basement and grapbed 5 large skeins of yarn I though would go together to make a ghan, and stripes seemed to be a pretty straight way to work easily in the car; as well as something that didn't require lots of counting during the trip.  So this striped ghan of blue, green, gray, pink, and goldish tan is in the works.  Some variety in texture in that I basically alternating knitting with stockinette stitch.   I'm also adding a little slip stitch color work to break up just solids stripes.

But....I've not come up with a name for this one.  Anyone have any ideas?  I would say it's about 1/3rd done.  Amazing how long even a row takes.  Cast on 167 stitches.  Miscounted actually wanted 165, but decided to leave it be rather than do that long cast on again.

Do you knit or crochet when you're in the car?  Do you take yarn and projects along on vacations?  The funny thing is, I always do; but still manage to visit the yarn shop while traveling if I can find one.  AND of course there's always some yarn that wants to come home with me.  Stay tuned for that.  I'll snap a picture to show you what adopted me on this last trip, lol.

Tell us what you're working on, and thank you all for your on going support of Bridge and Beyond.  Let's all do what we can to warm those in need.

2016 Donations:
HATS: 511
SCARVES: 356
MITTENS: 108
SLIPPERS: 63
RAIN PONCHOS: 211
COTTON WASHCLOTHS: 236
AFGHANS: 36
SOCKS: 135

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Collecting Personal Care Items for Homeless

Collecting personal care items when traveling is an easy way to help those in need.  You can collect personal care items like soap, shampoo, hair conditioner, and lotion from almost any hotel.  It's a great way for those who don't knit or crochet to help.  Hubby and I got back a few weeks ago from Park City, Utah and managed to collect the above which also included coffee, creamer and sugar etc.  I always save the coffee from the room (as we buy our own brand) and Rae is able to use this to make hot coffee to go with her hot meals on Sat's mornings.

Please ask your friends and neighbors to collect personal care items for you in their travels.  Personal care items are needed all year long, not just in cold weather.  Personal care items are also needed for a variety of circumstances.  Those folks living in the elements need personal items, those getting a night in a shelter need them and those families transitioning from shelter to permanent living arrangements need them.  

Please spread the word about personal care items.  Other items always appreciated are: chap stick, female products, shaving products, toothpaste and brushes, and deodorant.

Thank you for reading my blog doing what you can to help.

**For anyone new to the blog, the counting below maybe confusing.  When 2016 began, we started with the number of items donated the previous year and are counting down in hopes of hitting and surpasses the number of items donated last year.**


2016 DONATIONS:
Hats:     37
Scarves:   44
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers:  63
Slippers:   36
Rain Poncho's:   +106
Cotton Washcloths:  260
Afghans:  1 (wow folks, we're almost even with last year, so let's see how far beyond it we can go)
Socks:   102
Cowls/Hoody Combo's, headbands:   6
Shawls and shrugs, ponchos, sweaters & vests etc 0 +1
Misc: items like personal care, headbands etc and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Buckeye Blanket is Growing

Some headway with Buckeye Blanket here.  You can see a 3rd color, black (well almost a dark charcoal gray) has been added.  Some of the rows are single crochet, some are double crochet to mix up some texture a bit.  The variegated Buckeye yarn is interesting I think, but very course to work with and will need I think more than one round in the wash when completed to soften it up.  I'm always amazed how different yarn can feel....even when it's the same brand and weight.  The solid light gray is Red Heart WW and the variegated in Red Heart WW, but the light gray is much softer.  The dark charcoal/black.....was a dab left over for something that someone donated and is without a label so I don't know what it is, brand wise, but it too is softer than the variegated.

I like to mix things up so won't be doing the same number of rows on each side or within a color.

2016 DONATIONS:
Hats:      192
Scarves:   113
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers:  75
Slippers: 77
Rain Poncho's:   +106
Cotton Washcloths:  316
Afghans:    12
Socks:   184
Cowls/Hoody Combo's, headbands:   8
Shawls and shrugs, ponchos, sweaters & vests etc 0
Misc: items like personal care, headbands etc and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted.

Please note the category of shawl, shrugs, ponchos etc has reached our little goal, same as last year of 1.........but please please please.........don't let that stop you from making more of these items.  Likewise note we've definitely reached our goal for rain poncho's.  Rain ponchos's serve many purposes so we will probably still need some....down the line, but not for awhile.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Buckeye Ghan in the Works

Sometime back received this small red rectangle and laid it aside thinking it was too small for a blanket, but would certainly be a good start on one.  Initially thought it would make a nice center for a Christmas Ghan and I do have some squares appropriate for that; but.........then as I was organizing some stash....I was reminded of Buckeye colors and decided that made more sense for this time of the year.  And so, here's a little beginning.  I have found the plan gray and the variegated red and gray.  Pretty sure there's some dark gray and probably black kicking around somewhere on the shelves with my huge stash.  I'll get started with what I've found so far and go from there.

After all, Buckeye Colors are good all year long.

Will keep you posted, as this Buckeye Blanket Grows.

2016 DONATIONS:
Hats:       200
Scarves:   115
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers:   79
Slippers: 77
Rain Poncho's:   +106
Cotton Washcloths:  316
Afghans:    12
Socks:   184
Cowls/Hoody Combo's, headbands:   8
Shawls and shrugs, ponchos, sweaters & vests etc 0
Misc: items like personal care, headbands etc and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted.

Please note the category of shawl, shrugs, ponchos etc has reached our little goal, same as last year of 1.........but please please please.........don't let that stop you from making more of these items.  Likewise note we've definitely reached our goal for rain poncho's.  Rain ponchos's serve many purposes so we will probably still need some....down the line, but not for awhile.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Green Valley Afghan Donated

Green Valley Afghan now completed.  You see it here as it's laid out to dry...being blocked after being laundered.  Took me a little longer than I hoped to finish this one, ran out of green yarn and had to search through my stash to find something that would work.  It's not the exact same color, but it was so close even I have a hard time telling where I had to change.  The ghan is nice and warm with primarily solid stitches and the size is excellent for a family's use.  These colors are bright and cheery and do remind me of colors in a flower garden.

Hope you're all stick busy working on goodies, as the nights are still quite cool here in central Ohio and the need does indeed continue.  We've not yet passed the freeze warning date and most people haven't planted flowers yet.

If you're new to reading this page, all the afghans are donated to Homeless Families Foundation as part of their welcome home pack.  When a family transitions from shelter living to a permanent housing situation, they are given a Welcome Home Pack which includes our afghans.

2016 DONATIONS:
Hats:       200
Scarves:   115
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers:   79
Slippers: 77
Rain Poncho's:   +106
Cotton Washcloths:  316
Afghans:    13 -1=12
Socks:   184
Cowls/Hoody Combo's, headbands:   8
Shawls and shrugs, ponchos, sweaters & vests etc 0
Misc: items like personal care, headbands etc and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted.

Please note the category of shawl, shrugs, ponchos etc has reached our little goal, same as last year of 1.........but please please please.........don't let that stop you from making more of these items.  Likewise note we've definitely reached our goal for rain poncho's.  Rain ponchos's serve many purposes so we will probably still need some....down the line, but not for awhile.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Green Valley Afghan

Green Valley nearing completion.  Only a few squares to edge and much of the joining has been done.  You might note a few squares have moved... do that sometimes when I stare at it and think...hey maybe that one over there would be better.  LOL  Do any of you do that when you're putting together an afghan?  Since this picture was taken the square on the left you see partially edged has been finished and the tangerine one next to it.

We're still having frost at night, but indeed the grass is greening up alot with flowers of varying colors showing up well by contrast, much like this afghan.

Keep knitting and crocheting folks, those without a roof over their heads still need us.

2016 DONATIONS:
Hats:      251
Scarves:  122
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers:  86
Slippers: 77
Rain Poncho's:   +106
Cotton Washcloths:   347
Afghans:    14
Socks:   184
Cowls/Hoody Combo's, headbands:   8
Shawls and shrugs, ponchos, sweaters & vests etc 0
Misc: items like personal care, headbands etc and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted.

Please note the category of shawl, shrugs, ponchos etc has reached our little goal, same as last year of 1.........but please please please.........don't let that stop you from making more of these items.  Likewise note we've definitely reached our goal for rain poncho's.  Rain ponchos's serve many purposes so we will probably still need some....down the line, but not for awhile.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Green Valley in the Works

 This afghan originally was called pastel garden when it was designed because of the light spring colors.  Our friend Tristi began edging the squares with the dark green and it's taken on a different look.  We've renamed it Green Valley.  Makes me remember a silly thing from childhood, Down in the valley where the green grass grows, there sat Sandy sweet as a rose, etc.  Remember jumping rope to that song and inserting your name?   Come on, I'm betting some of you are as old as me and remember.  You're nodding now, I can tell.

Any way, I picked up where Tristi left off with the edging, then our friend SSeger (Sue), mentioned in a comment she'd like square that had flower to be in the middle.  There were 30 squares 6 x 5, so there was no middle.  I liked her idea...these afghans after all have squares made my many pairs of helping hands so it is truly a team effort.  I started moving squares around and pulling out some that I thought added less to the theme.  And here ya go.  More squares have been edged since it came back from Tristi's house and in fact, since taking this picture am up to 16 squares done...so moving right along

A little different view here for you.  Hoping to get this afghan finished soon, and will keep you posted.  Need to look through my stash to see what else I might want to add beyond the dark green for the edging once the squares are all connected.  I think right now (might change my mind), some of pretty tangerine or yellow might be the ticket to bring it all together.

Stay tuned and keep your yarn handy folks!

2016 DONATIONS:
Hats:    277
Scarves: 139
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers:  86
Slippers: 77
Rain Poncho's:   +95
Cotton Washcloths:  362
Afghans:   15
Socks:  189
Cowls/Hoody Combo's, headbands:   8
Shawls and shrugs, ponchos, sweaters & vests etc 0
Misc: items like personal care, headbands etc and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted.

Please note the category of shawl, shrugs, ponchos etc has reached our little goal, same as last year of 1.........but please please please.........don't let that stop you from making more of these items.  Likewise note we've definitely reached our goal for rain poncho's.  Rain ponchos's serve many purposes so we will probably still need some....down the line, but not for awhile.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

An Afghan in the Works Needs a Name

 The above afghan is in the works.  It was named Pastel Garden (see below in it's original designed stage).  I think it needs a new name, as it no longer looks pastel to me.  Tristi K started working on this for us,  and had the vision of bordering and joining in the dark green.  I like it, it pops...but needs a new name.  I've got it laid out and have picked up where she left off.  My thoughts for names as I stare as it are: Green Garden, Green Valley, and or Green Pastures.  What do you all think?  I don't want to re-use a name we've used before, so checked the files of those completed, as well as those waiting in the wings.  I'm sorta leaning Green Valley...as I see flowers in fields of green?

2016 DONATIONS:
Hats:   297
Scarves:  141
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers:  97
Slippers: 77
Rain Poncho's:   +95
Cotton Washcloths:  368
Afghans:   15
Socks:  189
Cowls/Hoody Combo's, headbands:  9
Shawls and shrugs, ponchos, sweaters & vests etc 0
Misc: items like personal care, headbands etc and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted.

Please note the category of shawl, shrugs, ponchos etc has reached our little goal, same as last year of 1.........but please please please.........don't let that stop you from making more of these items.  Likewise note we've definitely reached our goal for rain poncho's.  Rain ponchos's serve many purposes so we will probably still need some....down the line, but not for awhile.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.